Faculty
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Neeraj Badjatia, MD, MS
Professor & Vice Chair, Department of Neurology, University of Maryland
Chief of Neurocritical Care
Residency: Emory University School of Medicine
Fellowship: Massachusetts General Hospital - Neurocritical Care/Vascular Neurology
Areas of Interest: Targeted Temperature Management Nutrition and metabolism, inflammation, traumatic brain injury
nbadjatia@som.umaryland.edu
Kim Boswell, MD
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
Trauma Surgical Critical Care
Associate Program Director, Emergency Medicine Critical Care Fellowship
Residency: University of Maryland (Emergency Medicine)
Fellowship: R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, University of Maryland Medical Center
kboswell@som.umaryland.edu
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Susan Brundage, MD
Professor of Surgery
Trauma Surgical Critical Care
Residency: George Washington University
Fellowship: Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington, Seattle
Areas of Interest: Education
sbrundage@som.umaryland.edu
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Laura Buchanan, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Trauma Surgical Critical Care
Residency: West Virginia University - General Surgery
Fellowship: R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, University of Maryland Medical Center
Areas of Interest: Abdominal Trauma, Geriatric Trauma
lbuchanan@som.umaryland.edu
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Nora Ham-Ting Cheung, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Residency: University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey - Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Fellowship: University of Michigan Health Systems
Areas of Interest: Targeted Temperature Management Nutrition and metabolism, inflammation, traumatic brain injury
ncheung@som.umaryland.edu
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William Chiu, MD
Professor of Surgery
Trauma Surgical Critical Care
Program Director, Surgical Critical Care Fellowship
Residency: University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey - Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Fellowship: R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, University of Maryland Medical Center
Areas of Interest: Neuroendocrine Function in Sepsis, Neuroimmunomodulation in Circulatory Shock, Mitochondrial Injury in Shock
wchiu@som.umaryland.edu
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C. Yvonne Chung, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Residency: The University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School
Fellowship: Harvard Medical School/Bringham and Women's Hospital
cychung@som.umaryland.edu
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Jaclyn Clark, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Trauma Surgical Critical Care
Fellowship: R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, University of Maryland Medical Center
jaclyn.clark@som.umaryland.edu
![Andrew Connor](https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/media/som/programs/program-in-trauma/images/stc-fellowships/Andrew-Connor-photo.jpg)
Andrew Connor, DO
Clinical Assistant Professor - CSTARS
Residency: South Carolina at Greenville (Emergency Medicine)
Fellowship: Oregon Health Science Center Medicine Critical Care
Areas of Interest: Biking, Skiing; 3 kids; Extracorporeal Support
![David T. Efron, MD](https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/media/som/faculty/faculty-portraits/Efron_David.jpg)
Dave Efron, MD
Professor of Surgery
Chief of Trauma & Interim Chief of Emergency General Surgery
R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center
Residency: Johns Hopkins Hospital
Fellowship: John Hopkins University
defron@som.umaryland.edu
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Emily Esposito, DO
Clinical Assistant Professor
Residency: Albany Medical Center
Fellowship: R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, University of Maryland Medical Center
eesposito@som.umaryland.edu
![Mira Ghneim](https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/media/som/programs/program-in-trauma/images/stc-fellowships/MiraGhneim-1.jpg)
Mira Ghneim, MD
Assistant Professor
Trauma Surgical Critical Care Fellowship, Assistant Program Director
Residency: Baylor Scott & White Memorial Hospital
Fellowship: R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, University of Maryland Medical Center
mira.ghneim@som.umaryland.edu
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Alison Grazioli, MD
Assistant Professor
Medical Director of CSICU
Residency: Johns Hopkins Hospital
Fellowship: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania - Nephrology and University of Maryland Medical Center- Critical Care Medicine
agrazioli@som.umaryland.edu
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Daniel Haase, MD, RDMS, RDCS
Associate Professor
Program Director, EM-SCC Fellowship
Residency: Maricopa Medical Center
Fellowship: R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, University of Maryland Medical Center - SCC and University of Pittsburgh Medical Center - Critical Care Medicine
dhaase@som.umaryland.edu
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Nader M. Habashi, MD, FACP, FCCP
Professor of Medicine
Medical Director, Multi-Trauma Critical Care Unit
Residency: Temple University/Conemaugh Valley Medical Center
Fellowship: Wayne State University Detroit Medical Center - Critical Care Medicine and University of Utah Medical Center - Pulmonary Disease Fellowship
Areas of Interest: Mechanical ventilation with a focus on ARDS
nhabashi@som.umaryland.edu
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Melike Harfouche, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Residency: Temple University
Fellowship: R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, University of Maryland Medical Center
Areas of Interest: Injury Prevention, Gun Violence, Hemorrhage Control, Pancreatitis
mharfouche@som.umaryland.edu
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Cheralyn Hendrix, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Residency: George Washington University
Fellowship: R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, University of Maryland Medical Center
cheralyn.hendrix@som.umaryland.edu
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Sharon Henry, MD
Anne Scalea Professor of Trauma
Director, Division of Wound Healing & Metabolism
Residency: State University of New York
Fellowship: University of Minnesota-SCC
sharon.henry@som.umaryland.edu
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Remealle How, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, CSTARS
Residency: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Fellowship: Johns Hopkins University
insremealle.how@umm.edu
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Kevin Jones, MPH, MD
Assistant Professor
Residency: Albany Medical Center
Fellowship: R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, University of Maryland Medical Center
kevin.jones@som.umaryland.edu
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Meaghan Keville, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Residency: Wright State University
Fellowship: R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, University of Maryland Medical Center
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Rosemary Kozar, MD, PhD
Professor
Acting Director of the National Study Center
Co-Director of STAR-ORC
Residency: University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Fellowship: University of Texan Health Science Center at Houston - SCC
Areas of Interest: Hemorrhagic shock, Syndecan-1, injured elderly
rkozar@som.umaryland.edu
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Rishi Kundi, MD
Assistant Professor
Residency: Mount Sinai School of Medicine/Beth Israel Medical Center
Fellowship: Columbia University/New York Presbyterian Hospital
rkundi@som.umaryland.edu
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Allison Lankford, MD
Assistant Professor
Residency: University of South Carolina/Palmetto Health in Columbia
Fellowship: University of Maryland Medical Center - Maternal Fetal Medicine and University of Maryland Medical Center - Anesthesia Critical Care
allison.lankford@som.umaryland.edu
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Margaret Lauerman, MD
Associate Professor
Residency: Boston University
Fellowship: R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, University of Maryland Medical Center
mlauerman@som.umaryland.edu
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David Milzman, MD
Professor
Fellowship: R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, University of Maryland Medical Center
dmilzman@som.umaryland.edu
![Sarah Murthi](https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/media/som/programs/program-in-trauma/images/stc-fellowships/SarahMurthi400x500.jpg)
Sarah Murthi, MD
Professor
Residency: George Washington University Medical Center
Fellowship: R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, University of Maryland Medical Center
smurthi@som.umaryland.edu
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Jim O'Connor, MD
Professor
Residency: Kings County Hospital/Downstate Medical Center
Fellowship: Medical College of Virginia - Cardiothoracic Fellowship and R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, University of Maryland Medical Center - SCC
james.oconnor@som.umaryland.edu
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Liz Powell, MD
Assistant Professor
Residency: University of Pennsylvania
Fellowship: University of Cincinnati
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Mary-Ann Purtill, MD
Associate Professor
Trauma Surgical Critical Care
Shock Trauma Center Chief of Critical Care
Residency: Harbor UCLA Medical Center
Fellowship: University of Michigan
mpurtill@som.umaryland.edu
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Joseph Rabin, MD, MS, MIA
Associate Professor
Residency: Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Fellowship: Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine - Cardiothoracic
jrabin@som.umaryland.edu
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Jeffrey Rea, MD
Assistant Professor
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Thomas Scalea, MD
Professor
Physician in Chief
Director, Program in Trauma
System Chief for Critical Care Services
Residency: Upstate Medical Center
Fellowship: New York Medical College-Valhalla
tscalea@som.umaryland.edu
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Cynthia Shen, DO, MS
Clinical Assistant Professor
Residency: Mount Clemens General Hospital
Fellowship: MedStar Washington Hospital Center
cynthia.shen@umm.edu
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Lucas M. Sjeklocha, MD
Assistant Professor
Residency: University of Maryland Medical Center
Fellowship: R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, University of Maryland Medical Center
lsjeklocha@som.umaryland.edu
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Ben Smith, MD
ECLS Fellow
Clinical Instructor
Residency: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Fellowship: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
benjamin.smith@som.umaryland.edu
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Mererdith Sommerville, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Residency: Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine
Fellowship: Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium
meredith.sommerville@umm.edu
![Deborah M. Stein, MD, MPH, FACS, FCCM](https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/media/som/faculty/faculty-portraits/Stein_Deborah.jpg)
Deborah Stein, MD, MPH
Professor of Surgery
Residency: Long Island Jewish Medical Center
Fellowship: R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, University of Maryland Medical Center
dstein@som.umaryland.edu
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William A. Teeter, MD
Assistant Professor
Residency: University of North Carolina Hospital
Fellowship: R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, University of Maryland Medical Center
Areas of Interest: Scotch; Informatics, Analytics; Clinical Research in MARS & endovascular therapeutics
william.teeter@som.umaryland.edu
Samuel Tisherman, MD
Professor
Residency: University of Pittsburgh (Surgery)
Fellowship: University of Pittsburgh (Surgical Critical Care)
Areas of Interest: Hemorrhagic shock, Syndecan-1, injured elderly
stisherman@som.umaryland.edu
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Kathleen To, MD
Associate Professor
Residency: Loma Linda University
Fellowship: Washington University, St Louis
kathleen.to@som.umaryland.edu
Quincy Tran, MD, PhD
Associate Professor
Residency: George Washington University
Fellowship: Johns Hopkins University
Areas of interest: Neurological injuries, interhospital transfers of critically ill patients
qtran@som.umaryland.edu
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Richard Wittmeyer, DO
Clinical Assistant Professor (CSTARS)
Residency: Christiana Care Health System
Fellowship: San Antonio Military Medical Center